Office of the Attorney GeneralAttorney General Conway Announces In-car Computers on Their Way to Rural Law Enforcement Agencies

Press Release Date:

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Contact Information:

Allison Gardner Martin Communications Director502-696-5651 (office)

Attorney General Jack Conway today announced that 78 rural law enforcement agencies in Kentucky will receive mobile data terminals (MDTs) to help process electronic warrants. The terminals are computers that will be available in officers' cruisers. Officers can enter information into the computer during a traffic stop or after responding to a scene and find out if a person has an outstanding warrant.

General Conway presented two of the MDTs today to Carroll County Sheriff Jamie Kinman and Carrollton Police Chief Michael Willhoite.

"This helps put technology in the hands of officers while they are out in the field," General Conway said. "It gives officers the tools they need to almost instantly determine whether or not a person has an outstanding warrant."

The Office of the Attorney General purchased the MDTs utilizing funds from the Rural Law Enforcement Grant that was part of the American Resources and Recovery Act. The office received the $3.94 million grant in 2009 to implement the eWarrants program statewide. The eWarrants program is now up and running statewide and the distribution of MDTs is the final phase of implementation.

"The eWarrants program is a tremendous success," General Conway said. "Since its implementation, we are seeing a dramatic decrease in the backlog of unserved warrants, and officers are able to determine whether there is a warrant for a suspect in another county."

The service rate for warrants has gone from an estimated low of 10 percent in areas using solely a paper-based system to a statewide average service rate of more than 80 percent.

Law Enforcement Agencies Receiving MDTs

Anderson County Sheriff

Ballard County Sheriff

Bardstown Police Department

Barren County Sheriff

Beattyville Police Department

Beaver Dam Police Department

Bell County Sheriff

Boyd County Sheriff

Breckenridge County Sheriff

Caldwell County Sheriff

Calloway County Sheriff

Carroll County Sheriff

Carrollton Police Department

Central City Police Department

Clay County Sheriff

Cold Springs Police Department

Crittenden County Sherriff

Elliott County Sheriff

Fleming County Sheriff

Floyd County Sheriff

Frankfort Police Department

Franklin County Sheriff

Franklin Police Department

Fulton Police Department

Glasgow Police Department

Graves County Sheriff

Greensburg Police Department

Harrison County Sheriff

Hart County Sheriff

Hazard Police Department

Henderson Police Department

Henry County Sheriff

Hodgenville Police Department

Hopkins County Sheriff

Irvine Police Department

Jessamine County Sheriff

Knott County Sheriff

Lancaster Police Department

Lebanon Police Department

Lee County Sheriff

Leitchfield Police Department

Letcher County Sheriff

Lewis County Sheriff

Logan County Sheriff

Lyon County Sheriff

Manchester Police Department

Marion County Sheriff

Marion Police Department

Marshall County Sheriff

Mason County Sheriff

Mayfield Police Department

Maysville Police Department

Meade County Sheriff

Monticello Police Department

Morehead Police Department

Morgantown Police Department

Muhlenberg County Sheriff

Murray Police Department

Nelson County Sheriff

Ohio County Sheriff

Owingsville Police Department

Owsley County Sheriff

Paintsville Police Department

Perry County Sheriff

Rowan County Sheriff

Russell Springs Police Department

Shelby County Sheriff

Shelbyville Police Department

Todd County Sheriff

Tompkinsville Police Department

Trigg County Sheriff

Warsaw Police Department

Washington County Sheriff

Wayne County Sheriff

Webster County Sheriff

Williamstown Police Department

* This project was supported by award No. 2009-SD-B9-0067, awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice.